Sports Betting News

Several media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, have reported that ESPN is seeking to license its brand to major sports betting companies in a multi-year deal worth $3 billion. According to the reports, ESPN has been holding talks with sportsbook operators, including Caesars Entertainment and DraftKings.  ESPN is already linked to these two parties […]

The Oregon Lottery Commission has shifted away from its traditional Scoreboard sports betting platform and plans to migrate to the DraftKings platform.  As such, the state’s sportsbook product will operate under the DraftKings brand. Talks have been ongoing since 2019 about transitioning from the SBTech platform to DraftKings, but it was only finalized at a […]

Kambi Group paid an initial consideration of SEK 150 million in cash to acquire the esports specialists, Abios, it was announced this week. Kambi will use this acquisition to bolster its position in the fast-growing sports betting sphere. As per the terms of the agreement, Kambi could pay an extra up to SEK 120 million […]

The US tech company, Simplebet announced that it has signed a multi-year deal with sports betting and US gaming operator, DraftKings. Under the terms of the deal, the groups will launch a real-money micro-betting product across DraftKings Sportsbook. Using SimpleBet technology, players will be able to engage with their favorite sports in the minutest of […]

Sports betting revenues in Tennessee have never been so low as reported in July 2021, since the industry’s first month of operation in November 2020.  Local punters were on the lookout for sports and events to bet on in a relatively quiet month on the sports calendar. But analysts aren’t worried, saying that the dip […]

Louisiana’s gambling regulations gave the green light for emergency rules to come into play, allowing residents to start betting on football games from this season already. There were no objections to allow the state’s casinos and racetracks to file applications for sports betting licenses and for the Gaming Control Board to approve them. On Thursday […]

Betclic becomes the latest sports betting operator to join the sponsorship portfolio of the Portuguese Basketball Federation. The French group inked the three-year deal with the federation to strengthen its brand visibility in Portugal’s ever-expanding sports wagering sphere. Under the terms of the deal, the Portuguese Basketball League will be rebranded as the Betclic League. […]

The countdown begins for single-event sports betting to finally come to Canada by the end of this month. Last week, Canada’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General, David Lametti, said that C-218 will come into effect on August 27th. The bill actually received Royal Assent back in June this year, but a line in the […]

The second quarter of 2021 was an excellent one for Portugal’s online gambling industry, thanks to a busy sports betting season.  The country’s gaming authority the Servico de Regulacao Inspecao de Jogos (SRIJ), reported a staggering 81.9% jump in online gambling revenue year on year.  This was clearly due to the 224.5% increase in sports […]

LVision is pleased to announce that table tennis, ice hockey and baseball has been added to its BetBooster offerings resulting in an extension of its coverage to six favorite sports.   The recent addition of these three sports sees LVision anticipating to surpass its vast number of monthly events and insights with the product already having […]